Country-style Herbed Potato Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• lemon pastry dough (lemon pastry)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chervil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 lbs baking potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick
• 1 cup shredded emmenthaler cheese or 1 cup swiss cheese
• 6 ounces cooked ham, cut into 1/2 x 4 inch slices
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water, for glaze
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 roll out half the pastry and fit it into a 9-inch pie pan.
• 2 preheat oven to 425°.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine the herbs; set aside.
• 4 layer 1/3 of the potatoes in the pie shell, sprinkle with 1/3 each of the herbs, cheese, and ham.
• 5 sprinkle each layer lightly with salt and pepper; repeat layering.
• 6 dot the top with butter.
• 7 roll out the remaining pastry to fit the top; moisten the edges with the egg glaze and seal.
• 8 cut a 1/2 inch round hole in the center of the pastry to make a vent, insert a small metal funnel, then brush the crust with the egg glaze.
• 9 bake for 20-30 minutes, until the potatoes are tender.
• 10 beat the egg yolks and cream; pour the mixture into the funnel in the pastry.
• 11 remove the funnel and shift the pan to distribute the cream; bake 10 minutes longer.
• 12 cool at least 10 minutes before slicing.